County registers multiple environmental permit notices for local facilities and rest areas

The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 23 read into the record a set of written communications notifying the county that several local sites intend to file environmental permit applications with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The items announced to the board included: a notice of intent for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for a single‑residence sewage treatment plant at 801 East Fairfield Avenue in Nesheenic Township submitted on behalf of homeowner Billy Perata; renewal applications for NPDES permits at the two Interstate 79 rest areas in Plain Grove Township submitted by Old Forge Environmental; a general industrial stormwater permit application (PAG‑03) submitted on behalf of AMG Titanium LLC at 315 Greenridge Road in Shannock Township; an air‑quality permit renewal application for Ed and Dawn Decarbau Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. on Wilmington Road in Shannock Township; and a state‑only air operating permit renewal notification for 3 Rivers Aggregates’ Caravella Mine and Wampum sand and gravel plant at 3118 Wampum Road in North Beaver Township. The board accepted the documents by motion and roll call; commissioners voted yes and the motion carried. No further discussion was recorded in the meeting minutes. The ending: These notices are informational filings the county records for public transparency; the DEP will process the formal permit applications and public comment opportunities will follow under state procedures.